Fishing in Europe with poisons, explosives and electricity is banned. But the commission has gradually been rescinding the ban on using electricity. It began with one or two boats, then in 2010, after ferocious lobbying by the government of (continued...)

At Stonehenge, it's always been about the Sun. For more than 4,000 years, the monument has stood like a giant sundial, marking the longest day of the year, and the shortest -- taking aim at the Sun like a giant stone gunsight.

Horse-drawn carriage rides in busy New York City streets could soon come to an end, thanks to legislation brought forth by the city's council. During the 2013 mayoral election, Bill de Blasio promised to end the carriage rides, which place both humans and

An international group of prominent scientists has signed The Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness in which they are proclaiming their support for the idea that animals are conscious and aware to the degree that humans are --

DOLPHIN AND WHALE 911~ NOAA Fisheries is faced with numerous challenges to enhance the protection, conservation, and management of marine mammals. One of the main challenges is the lack of public awareness about how to report stranded marine mammals.

Advanced patient simulators now make more realistic training dummies than the live animals medical students once widely depended on. Given these technological advances it makes no sense that some major universities still have yet to redesign programs

Even though ocean acidification is a pretty young issue, scientists and journalists already have developed two distinct storylines about it. Scientists start with the details and describe the impacts of ocean acidification last.

The comment period closes on April 15 for the Navy's Proposed Actions in the Puget Sound. The Navy plans to add pier-side testing and maintenance, increased sonar practicing, and increased underwater charges and mines.

Photo credit: Skamnelis via Wikimedia Commons~A bill currently being considered by the Florida House of Representatives seeks to hide the identities of animal researchers engaged in controversial animal research projects.

Tar Sands Oil from Canada is so carbon-intensive that NASA climate scientist James Hansen has said that extracting all of it would be Game Over" for the climate &#8213; and the KXL pipeline will largely determine whether or not that happens.

"NRC will lead stakeholders from the wind energy industry, natural resource agencies, conservation groups and the research community in a series of workshops to consider migratory patterns and standardized methods to evaluate.. potential impacts of wind"

ABX Air has been transporting thousands of primates from overseas to be imprisoned and tormented at laboratories across the United States. After spending hours trapped in small crates within the plane's cargo hold, these monkeys become the victims of crue